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Yahoo buys college sports site
Jun 20 2007 10:08PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It's not the blockbuster that some industry analysts envisioned, but Yahoo Inc. has sealed its first deal under new Chief Executive Jerry Yang. Hoping to deepen its appeal to hard-core sports fans, Yahoo is buying Rivals.com, a Web site that provides extensive coverage of collegiate athletics.
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France warns officials on BlackBerry use
Jun 20 2007 9:48PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - BlackBerry handhelds have been called addictive, invasive, wonderful _ and now, a threat to French state secrets. That, at least, is the fear of French government defense experts, who have advised against their use by officials in France's corridors of power, reportedly to avoid snooping by U.S. intelligence agencies.
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Report: News Corp. in Yahoo talks
Jun 20 2007 4:29PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is discussing swapping social networking Web site MySpace for a 25 percent stake in Yahoo Inc., The Times newspaper reported Wednesday.
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Nokia announces corporate restructuring
Jun 20 2007 4:08PM (CT)
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Nokia Corp. unveiled plans Wednesday to reorganize its corporate structure next year, saying the move would help it take advantage of new opportunities in the convergence of mobile communications and Internet technologies.
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Image attachments for spam decline
Jun 20 2007 3:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A common spamming technique of sending unwanted e-mail pitches as image attachments rather than text is on the decline, as spammers continue adapting their methods for sneaking past e-mail filters.
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Microsoft changing Vista desktop search
Jun 20 2007 2:10PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft fended off Google's antitrust complaints by agreeing to make it easier for computer users to choose competitors' programs, an increasingly common response from a company long accused of using its operating system's dominance to choke competition.
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Microsoft changing Vista desktop search
Jun 20 2007 2:10PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft fended off Google's antitrust complaints by agreeing to make it easier for computer users to choose competitors' programs, an increasingly common response from a company long accused of using its operating system's dominance to choke competition.
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Thieves steal Herman Munster's identity
Jun 20 2007 12:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Did Internet thieves steal Herman Munster's MasterCard number? Crooks in an underground chat room for selling stolen credit card numbers and personal consumer information offered pilfered data purportedly about Herman Munster, the 1960s Frankenstein-like character from "The Munsters" TV sitcom.
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iPhone to play YouTube clips
Jun 20 2007 12:51PM (CT)
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - The eagerly awaited iPhone will be able to play Youtube videos when it ships next week, Apple Inc. announced Wednesday.
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Ireland bans 'gross' video game
Jun 20 2007 10:58AM (CT)
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Ireland imposed its first ban Wednesday on a video game, citing what it called "gross, unrelenting and gratuitous violence" in the latest offering from Rockstar Games.
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Ireland bans 'gross' video game
Jun 20 2007 10:58AM (CT)
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Ireland imposed its first ban Wednesday on a video game, citing what it called "gross, unrelenting and gratuitous violence" in the latest offering from Rockstar Games.
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Ireland bans 'gross' video game
Jun 20 2007 10:58AM (CT)
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Ireland imposed its first ban Wednesday on a video game, citing what it called "gross, unrelenting and gratuitous violence" in the latest offering from Rockstar Games.
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Ireland bans 'gross' video game
Jun 20 2007 10:58AM (CT)
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Ireland imposed its first ban Wednesday on a video game, citing what it called "gross, unrelenting and gratuitous violence" in the latest offering from Rockstar Games.
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Ireland bans 'gross' video game
Jun 20 2007 10:58AM (CT)
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Ireland imposed its first ban Wednesday on a video game, citing what it called "gross, unrelenting and gratuitous violence" in the latest offering from Rockstar Games.
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Xerox rolls out semantics-based search
Jun 20 2007 10:48AM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Xerox Corp. says its new search engine based on semantics will analyze the meaning behind questions and documents to help researchers find information more quickly.
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Veoh TV offers software for online video
Jun 20 2007 12:33AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Veoh Networks Inc., a site backed by media mogul Michael Eisner, hopes to radically change how people watch video online, offering software that not only finds and plays programs from anywhere on the Web but also offers the look and feel of traditional TV.
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